伊索寓言：赫耳墨斯與雕刻家
Mercury and the Sculptor
MERCURY ONCE DETERMINED to learn in what esteem he was held among mortals. For this purpose he assumed the character of a man and visited in this disguise a Sculptor's studio having looked at various statues, he demanded the price of two figures of Jupiter and Juno. When the sum at which they were valued was named, he pointed to a figure of himself, saying to the Sculptor, "You will certainly want much more for this, as it is the statue of the Messenger of the Gods, and author of all your gain." The Sculptor replied, "Well, if you will buy these, I'll fling you that into the bargain."
赫耳墨斯與雕刻家
赫耳墨斯想要知道人們對他有多尊重，便化作一個凡人，來到一個雕刻家的店里。他看見宙斯的像，便問要多少錢。雕刻家回答說一塊銀元。他笑著又問赫拉的像要多少錢。雕刻家說那要貴些。當他看見了自己的像時，心想自己身為神的使者，又是招財進福的神，應該標出高價吧。赫耳墨斯便指著自己的像，問需要多少錢，雕刻家答道：「假如你買了那兩個，我便把這個做零頭，白送給你吧。」
這個故事帶出的啟示就是：那些愛慕虛榮的人，往往被別人看不起。
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